John
Roylance
Born in Lower Peover, Cheshire, England
Son of George Roylance
and Elizabeth (Rycroft) Roylance
Brother of
Thomas Roylance
Husband of
Mary Ann (Oakes) Roylance
— married
27 Dec 1830 in Great Budworth, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Descendants 
Father of
William Roylance and Sarah Jane (Roylance) Houtz
Died
at age 79
in Springville, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Oct 2015
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Biography
John was born in 1807 in England, United Kingdom.
John Roylance was the son of George Roylance and Elizabeth Rycroft (possibly Pycroft).
He married in 1830 to Mary Ann Oaks. [1]
He was a Private, Company "D" in the Mormon Battalion.
Private John Roylance served with the Iowa Volunteers during the Mexican-American War
Service Started: Jul 1846
Unit(s): Company D, Mormon Battalion
Service Ended: Jul 1847
Service Started: Jul 1846
Unit(s): Company D, Mormon Battalion
Service Ended: Jul 1847
John Roylance was a Latter Day Saint pioneer.
He passed away in 1887 in the Utah Territory, United States.
Sources
- ↑ "England, Cheshire Parish Registers, 1538-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQJG-2J7 : 10 February 2018), John Roylance and Mary Anne Oakes, 27 Dec 1830, Marriage; citing 200, , Great Budworth, Cheshire, England, Record Office, Chester; FHL microfilm 2,262,981.
- Members of the Mormon Battalion, A Sesquicentennial Remembrance, compiled by Dr. Susan Ward Easton, p. 58. https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE5417209
- Mormon Battalion Association, Original Battalion Roster: http://www.mormonbattalion.com/Original_Battalion_Roster
- LDS Pioneer Overland Travel 1847-1868 web site: https://history.lds.org/overlandtravel/pioneers/6496/john-roylance
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